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Wow where does the time go? I have not been on here for almost a year and let me tell you it has been a busy year. I have not had a fill since last March and I have continued to loose on average about 4 lbs a month. I am now at 166 lbs almost 100 lbs lighter! Let me tell you how fun bathing suit shopping was the other night being 90lbs lighter! I just wish I had a better idea day to day what I would be able to eat. What works one day does not the next. I have not been to the Dr for a year and I think it is almost time to start talking tummy tuck!!!

Yesterday was my apt and the good news was that I was down 10lbs in three weeks the bad news is it has been 3 weeks of hell. I had a horrible time eating almost anything. Dr Monash took out .25cc yesterday and wow I feel so much better! I was actually able to eat some dinner with the family last night. I am able to get into the dr at anytime I just was trying to tuff it out because I liked the weight loss. Now I have come down with a cold and I am sure it is from not eating right. Dr. Monash says I probably will not loose over the next 3 weeks but we will see.

Well I am so excited because last Thurs on got my 3rd fill. I was much in need of a fill but didn't have time to get in between visits so I was up a pound last week. Dr. Monast checked my fill to make sure I didn't loose anything and sure enough he pulled out all 8 cc's that he had placed. He added another cc and I was still able to drink no problem then we decided to go for another 1/2 cc which put me at 9.5 cc's. Wow is all I have to say!!! I am basically back to a smooth diet and the scale is moving again. In five days I am down 10 lbs so we will have to see what the scale looks like on the 4th of March! So exciting and feeling great!

Well I am a little behind on this so I am going to have to update. On 12/3/09 I had my second fill (3cc's). That gives me atotal of 8 cc's I am sure feeling restriction. It is strange how you can eat one thing with no problems and then something else seems to feel stuck. This visist to Dr.Monash I lost 6 lbs since 11/12/ 09 which gives me a total WL according to them  of 25 lbs. I thought it was more but I am going to follow there records from now on.

Yes I am so excited because the scale keeps moving down everytime I get on it! I hope this continues for a little while. I feel like I am eating well and probably could use a  little more restriction. We will see as time goes on.

My first fill was on Thurs Nov 12th. I made it! I was so nervous about that whole needle in the belly thing but it wasn't bad. Dr Monash put 4 cc's in for my first fill  and then had me take a drink of water. All was good and he sent me on my way. I was down 5 lbs from my first visit which should have been more like 7 but for some reason I felt bloated that day. I didn't relize after a fill you go back to liquid diet that day and soft the next day,I will have to keep that in mind when making apts. I don't feel that much of a change but we will see over the next couple of weeks.

Well this week will be four weeks since my band was placed and it has been interesting. I feel everything is healing well and now that I am back to full diet the scale is not moving as much ; ( I get my first fill on Thurs the 12th and I am very excited to get this whole thing started! I felt I had restriction but Dr Monash felt the restriction I was feeling was from my hernia operation. I have to agree that swallowing has become easier since it has healed. I have had only to real bad instances that I felt like something was stuck and it went away quickly.I have not thrown up and really don't plan to. I will keep you posted after my fill.

Friday the 16th was horrible. I woke up to my 13 yr old daughter bringing me chicken broth and jello in bed and I just wanted to throw up. Of course I didn't show her that. I just decided I was not going to eat if that was all I could eat. I called Dr. Monash's office to let them know I was coughing and my phlem had some blood in it. I felt like I was going to make my band slip. They said the blood was from the trach when I was under and was normal.She suggested I try chicken noodle soup and strain the noodles and chicken off.She also said I could try some pudding. Let me tell you I could not wait for my husband to get home with that pudding.

Sat I felt better. I got to have my first shake and it was so yummy! I tried to just chill all day but managed to get some laundry done and folded.As long as I had some one move the basket. By sat night I was going crazy and decided to head off to Disney on Ice with the family. That was a little stressful w/ all the crowd. I was worried about someone bumping into me. Came home and took a Vicodin and was out. Overall sat was a good day because I had my shake for breakfast , yougurt for lunch and shake for dinner. I can't believe I am not that hungry.

Sun again I looked forward to my shakes. I have now made dinner for the family two nights in a row.

I am now back at home and doing o.k.. We got to the hospital yesterday morning at 6 am and I was taken back at 7 am to prep me for my surg. My first impression of the hospital was not the best but it seemed to get better. They started my IV, made me take a pregnancy test (funny), gave me a shot in the tummy and a patch behind my ear to help with nausea.The nurse gave me a gown and told me to strip down to my birthday suit . I was wondering if they were going to let me wear my panties but I guess not. I then met my anthologist and my doctor and was wheeled off to the OR.

Once in the OR I had to move on to the operating table and I was out from then on. Next thing I remember was waking up in the recovery room with a not so nice nurse. I was complaining my chest hurt and she just kept telling me that I just had surg and that is why. I then realized my sheets were wet (Ihave not wet my bed since I was a child) they  placed a clean one under me some how. I wish someone would have video taped me because I think I was very whiny.They finally wheeled me to my room. My husband then joined me and I felt so much better.

A couple hours later I got my lunch which consisted of beef broth jello and crystal lite.Didn't eat much. I was very thirsty but had a hard time was not feeling like drinking. I was very loopy all day I would fall asleep mid sentence. I finally went for a walk in the halls around 3 pm. Dinner came and it was very similar to lunch. I walked the halls for a total of three times the day of my surg. My husband left around 7pm. It was much harder once he left. I would have to bug the nurse every time I needed to use the restroom. I finally asked the nurse to bring me the potty seat.Thank goodness I had my own room. I was given another dose of the Morphine and that just hit the spot to put me to bed.I then got woken up to a blood draw at 4 am. What a wonderful way to be woken up.My Dr came in to see me at 7 and told me everything  went smooth.  I guess I ended up having hiatal hernia that they repaired. I guess this is very common. He even took pictures of it. I told him he should have taken a pic of my new band  friend. I am feeling fine but still have a lot of pressure on my chest from the hernia surg.

Well it is 11:00 pm on october 13th and I can no longer it after 12:00 am. I guess I better get drinking my water. I went today for my pre op blood work and cheast xray. I am not looking forward to the hopital I will be doing my surg as it is not in the best part of town. Today was not exactly my dream diet of what would have been all my favorites. I started my morning off with some rasin toast, lunch was a soft taco at 4:00 only because I was in a rush to get bloodwork and didn't have time to eat until much later. Then for dinner we picked up a pizza. When I dropped my 5 yr old off at my friends house we had a 1/2 glass of wine. They didn't say anything about avoiding anything in general. On the way home we stopped for a icecream sundae from McD's and here I am. I am so excited yet so very scared. I will keep on posting so I can someday go back and read all this. Off to start the new me!!!!!!!!